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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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Watch St. Vincent perform three songs live at New York Fashion week

St. Vincent’s self-titled third album comes out on Friday February 21st and she’s performed three…

Barn Dance announces Jamie Jones & more for their Good Friday festival lineup

Barn Dance VII is happening on Good Friday, April 18th, and for the last six…

Gig news: Longitude, Flight Facilities, Chet Faker, Royal Blood, Cowtown, Ennio Morricone, Lanterns On The Lake…

Hidden Agenda have announced two Aussie acts: Chet Faker (Sunday April 20th, 7:30pm) and Flight…

SOAK – ‘Blud’ (video)

As if SOAK wasn’t cute enough, the video for her debut single ‘Blud’ on Chvrches’…

Watch Halves play ‘Drumhunter’ live for a Trout Records session

Halves are the latest band to perform for the Trout Records series. Listen to their…

Ben Bix & Feather – ‘Pit’

Ben Bix is a multi-instrumentalist and producer who is also in the band Meltybrains? I’ve…

Listen to Loud Mouth Compilation Volume 6

The Loud Mouth Collective’s regular Bandcamp compilations are less definitive compilations than snapshots of where…

We Cut Corners – ‘Best Friend’

We Cut Corners second album Think Nothing is forthcoming. We’ve heard ‘Every Thief’ (now down)…

Watch the Michel Gondry-directed video for Metronomy’s ‘Love Letters’

Always good to see Gondry direct a music video and this one has his trademark…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // February 11th – 17th

If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter. Skip to…

Watch Elaine Mai’s cute relationship-centric video for ‘EDC’

Elaine Mai’s ‘EDC’ is a sweet aural dedication to a partner so it makes sense…

Faws – Free Samples EP

One of the most characteristically unique electronic producers to emerge from Dublin’s burgeoning scene in…

Watch Jimmy Fallon and The Muppets do ‘The Weight’ on his last Late Night show

Jimmy Fallon did his last Late Night on Friday before taking over Jay Leno’s slot…

Villagers – ‘Occupy Your Mind’

As the Winter Olympics begins, the Russian government’s campaign to silence their unequal gay citizens…

New Jackson – ‘Satisfaction’

David Kitt had a good year last year with his New Jackson project, releasing one…

Hozier – ‘From Eden’

I have to admit, I thought Andrew Hozier-Byrne would wait a while longer before releasing…

The Redneck Manifesto play their only Irish gig this year at a benefit show

The Redneck Manifesto are lined up to play a fundraiser for Sara Walsh Delaney, who…

Intro: Blooms – Sacred Animals and a UK singer team up

Darragh Nolan released a fine EP as Sacred Animals a few years ago but since…

Kelela – ‘The High’

Kelela’s Cut 4 Me mixtape was one of my favourites of 2013. It paired the…

San Fermin for Whelan’s show, win tickets before they go on sale

Brooklyn’s San Fermin, a band who aren’t easy to categorise but who have music that…